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- Cupertino was named after Arroyo San José de Cupertino (now Stevens Creek). The creek had been named by Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza 's cartographer, who named it after Saint Joseph of Cupertino.
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Cupertino owes its earliest mention in recorded history to Spaniards with a pioneering spirit. In 1776, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza led an expedition from Sonora, Mexico, up the coast of California, aiming to establish a presidio (fort) on San Francisco Bay.
The name Cupertino first became widely used when John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer, and historian, named his winery on McClellan Road Cupertino. After the turn of the 20th century, Cupertino displaced the former name for the region, which was West Side.
Sep 29, 2011 · Stephens, a blacksmith, hunter, trapper and explorer, is believed to be Cupertino’s first permanent settler. He settled near where the de Anza party, of De Anza Boulevard and college fame ...
Cupertino’s existence was first described in 1776 expedition led by the Spanish Explorer. Cupertino is sharing spaces with crossroads of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Stevens Creek Road. Primarily its name was West Side.
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- Alameda. It is Spanish for "grove of poplar (or cottonwood) trees" or "tree-lined avenue." By 1795, the southern part of the region was already referred to as la Alameda.
- Albany. When the town was incorporated in 1908, it took the name Ocean View, though it was jokingly known as O’Shean's View. The name was changed the following year because a nearby section of Berkeley was also called Ocean View.
- Alcatraz. It is Spanish for "pelican." The name Isla de Los Alcatraces was first given to what is now Yerba Buena Island because there were so many pelicans there.
- Angel Island. Juan Manuel de Ayala named it Isla de los Ángeles in 1775.
The name Cupertino first became widely used when John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer and historian, named his winery on McClellan Road "Cupertino". After the turn of the 20th century, Cupertino displaced the former name for the region, which was "West Side".
Around the world, Cupertino is famous as the home of high-tech giant Apple Inc. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Cupertino is known as one of the founding cities of Silicon Valley and as a city with excellent public schools.
